Triple reflector for headlights



April 1 Y', 1924. v

J. l.. HoY'r -TRIPLE REFLECTOR FOR HEADLIGHTS Filed July 12 1922 Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

JAMES-L. Hoym, or TINLEY PARK, rumors,

essrernori or o'Nn-Hnnr'ro' wnLizr'kiteronY o. VAN wonnen,Y or TINLEY PARK, ILLINo1s-`l l 'rnrrnnanrrno'ron non HEADLIGHTS- j Application led July 12,

To all whom t may concern.'`

Be it known that I; JAMES L. Hov'r; a citizen of the United States; residing at Tinley Park, in the countyV of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Triple Reflector forA Head-lights; of which the followingis a specification. Y

The invention relates to triple reflectors for the headlights of automobiles. The purposes of the invention 'are to provide a onepiece triple reflector adapted to be installed in the casings ofvheadlights already in use without material change in the headlight casing; to provide a one piece Vreflector having Y three primary reflecting surfaces in suchl relation to each other that a -lirst strong bright light may be projected a long distance forwardly for rapid 'driving on a clear road, or a second strong light may be projected forwardly and downwardly at such angle to the plane of the road that the glare of the light will not dazzle persons traveling on the road in front of the light -or may be dimmed for parking when only a little light is required; to produce a triple reflector by pressing a single sheet of metal tc the form shown and described, thus attaining rapid uniform production at a minimum cost; and to provide a triple reflector salable as a separate article of manufacture is a vertical section through the same reflector and through the same headlight cas-A ing, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l, this View shows also electric lamps and electrical connections of the lamps in operative relation to the reflector; Fig. l is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken Von the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. l. The same reference numerals and characters designate the same parts in all the views.

Inasmuch as the invention relates to automobile accessories which must be sold under severe competitive conditions it is vitally important that the device shall be produced at minimum cost of manufacture, shall be 1922. Serial Nd 574,371.

dependable and satisfactory in use, and shall be so simple that a person of ordinaryin-` telligence 'can easily and-:quickly installfit in headlight casings'already in use without injury to the headlight casings. i

The letter A ldesignates the triple re-VK flector as awhole; the letter B designates a headlight casing, of'usual construction, in which the reflector is installed; the'zletters C and C designate electric lamps of any'approved type; the letter D designates ythe electrical system controlling the-operation of the lamps; the 'letter'E designates the usual glass front of the headlight casing; and the letter F designates the usualbezel ring used to hold the glass plate in the front of the headlightcasing. The parts, B.' 0.0.. 11E. andF. are of usual construction andare shown vonlyto 'flat member 9 merged into the member 6;

and a circular outwardly projected flange member 10 merged intov the members, 7 and 9 and extending entirely around the front or largest circumference of the reector. The member 8 extends part Way aroundv the middle or waist of the reflector and on each side merges into the inner wall of the reflector. Openings 16V at the central or focal points of the members 7 land 6 accommodate electric lamps C and C.v The lamps may be of any approved type and may be energized by electric current from a source D of any approved type.

An electric switch 12 controls the operation of the'lamp C andy similar switches 13 andv 14 maybe Aused selectively to control the operation of the lamp C. Resistance l5 in the circuitV of the switchlt and the lamp C serves to dim the lamp C when desired. To install the reflector in the casing of a headlight that is already in use, it is only necessary to detach the bezel'rin remove the glass and the reector originalll in the casing, substituting for it the triple ree iiector A,placing it in such position that y ly on the circular front edge of the casing; and then replacevthe glass front and the bezel ring to secure the triple reflector in place in. the casing. Y

Having fully describedlmyinvention ,what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

l. The article of manufacture, a triple reflector comprising in one piece,.a first concavo-convex reflecting member having a lamp .opening atits vertex; a second concavo-conveX reflecting membery Ihaving a lamp opening at itsvertex; a waistjmemb'er merged into both of said concave-convex members; a flat reflecting memberinclined upwardly and outwardly from the vertex of and merged into said second concave-convex member; and a iat circular rim-,member at right angles to the extended axes of'b'otli concave-convex members andy merged into both concave-convex members andinto said inclined reflecting member. Y

2. A unitary triple reiiector comprising a lower concave member having ya central opening to receive annelectric lamp; an upper concave member having a central openingto receive an electric lamp; a waist member merged into andintercommunicatin g with said lower and upper concave members; a flat inwardly inclined segmental member Imerged into :said upper., concave member; anda flat circular rim,` member 4Inergedinto `said lower and upper concavemembers andinto v said inwardly inclined member and uniting all the members for convenient placing inv a head light casing alreadyv in ilse,

3'. A unitary triple reflector comprising a lower concave member, an upper concave member, a waist member intercommunicating with said lower and upper concave mem bers, an inclined reflecting member merged into said upper concave member, and va rim member uniting all Vof saidV members; in combination with a glaring electric lampV at the focus of said lower concave member; a non-glare electric lamp at a focus common to said .upper concave member and said inclined reflecting member; 'means controlling the lighting and extinguishing of said glaring lamp, and means controlling the light ing, dimming and extinguishingV of said nonvglare lamp. In witness whereof I have hereunto'signed my name at Tinley Park, illinois this 10th day of July 1922. Y

JAMES L HOYT. Witnesses:

W. C. VAN VVORMER, 111A. FOSTER.

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